Tag Archives: international covenant on civil and political rights art. 14 (2)
Ethiopia: The Politics of Fear and Smear

2011: Dictatorship, corruption and the politics of fear and smear In December 2011, I wrote a commentary entitled, “Ethiopia: Land of Blood or Land of Corruption?” contrasting two portraits of…

Ethiopia: Kangaroo Justice for Two Swedish Journalists

Alemayehu G. Mariam Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye in Kangaroo Court  The old adage is that “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Could it be said equally that arrogance…